By Business Wire
Publication Date: 2026-05-12 10:45:00
The single-source engineering, procurement and construction management contract expands Jacobs’ high-performance computing and AI data center portfolio
DALLAS, May 12, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jacobs (NYSE: J) has received a sole engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract from Hut 8 (NASDAQ: HUT), an energy infrastructure platform, to deliver a second AI data center campus in the United States. The award represents a continuation of Jacobs’ previously announced EPCM role at Hut 8’s River Bend campus in Louisiana and reflects continued momentum in rapidly and securely deploying large-scale AI infrastructure.
Beacon Point is Hut 8’s second AI data center campus to be commercialized under its power-first greenfield development model. The multi-phase campus is located in Nueces County, Texas and is designed to support one gigawatt of total capacity.
Jacobs will apply proven design elements from the river…